און
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n) |
| 1 term |
Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản /ʾānu/, “power”).
Noun
אוֹן • (on) m (plural indefinite אוֹנִים, singular construct אוֹן־, plural construct אוֹנֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אוֹן | first | אוֹנִי | אוֹנֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאוֹן | second | אוֹנְךָ | אוֹנֵךְ | אוֹנְכֶם | אוֹנְכֶן | |
| construct | אוֹן־ | third | אוֹנוֹ | אוֹנָהּ | אוֹנָם | אוֹנָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אוֹנִים | first | אוניי / אוֹנַי | אוֹנֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאוֹנִים | second | אוֹנֶיךָ | אונייך / אוֹנַיִךְ | אוֹנֵיכֶם | אוֹנֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אוֹנֵי־ | third | אוֹנָיו | אוֹנֶיהָ | אוֹנֵיהֶם | אוֹנֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- חוסר אונים / חֹסֶר־אוֹנִים (khóser-oním)
- חֲסַר אוֹנִים (khasár oním)
- אֵין אוֹנוּת (en onút)
References
- “און” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- "און" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Noun
אָוֶן • (áven) m
- defective spelling of אוון
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n) |
| 1 term |
From Egyptian jwnw. The alternate pronunciation is dysphemistically influenced by אָוֶון (áven, “wickedness”).
Proper noun
אֹן or אָוֶן • (on or áven) m
- (historical) Heliopolis (the ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt)
- Tanach, Genesis 41:45:
- וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צׇפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אׇסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
- vayikrá far'ó shem yoséf tsofnát pa'néakh vayitén-lo et-osnát bat poti féra' kohén ón l'ishá vayetsé yoséf 'al-érets mitsráyim.
- And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and gave him Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of Heliopolis as a wife, and Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
Further reading
- און on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish un, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /un/
Article
און (Latin spelling un, plural אונוס, feminine אונה)
- a (masculine singular)
Yiddish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German unt (“and”). Cognates include German und.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): [ʊn]
- (Mideastern) IPA(key): [ɪn]
- (Southeastern) IPA(key): [ɨn]
Conjunction
און • (un)